# 居 — reside; be present

居 means “reside; be present”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko). Kun'yomi: お(る) (oru).

- Meaning: reside; be present
- On'yomi: キョ (kyo), コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: お(る) (oru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 居

Sounds like 古: both read コ.

Parts: 尸 flag · 古 old

## Don't confuse it with

[据](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-in-place/) · [古](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/old/) · [局](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bureau/) · [民](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/people/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[城](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/castle/) · [築](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/erect/) · [居](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reside/) · [壁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wall/) · [床](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/floor/) · [窓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/window/) · [殿](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/palace/) · [軒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/eaves/) · [塔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tower/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reside/. Last updated 2026-11-01.